ALMOST 60 local residents and climate advocates, gathered in Dawlish for the latest community screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film.

The high-turnout event, co-hosted by the Newton Abbot Constituency Climate and Nature Bill supporters and Sustainable Dawlish, ‘highlighted surging local demand for urgent legislative and systemic action on the climate and nature crisis’, organisers said.

The event at the Strand Centre was attended by MP, Martin Wrigley, who joined residents in a series of post-screening discussions focused on community resilience, green energy policies, and immediate political lobbying.

Following the 50-minute film, there was a general discussion with attendees describing their reaction.

Breakout groups then discussed a range of local strategies with a number of key priorities emerging.

These included: a call to show the film in local schools and celebrate local environmental educational successes like Teign School’s community farm, ways to target upcoming screenings for local churches, the Women's Institute, Rotary clubs, gardening societies.

A proposal was made to write to regional housing developers to demand climate-resilient construction, directly challenging companies on whether they are fitting modern heat pumps or outdated gas boilers.

Mr Wrigley backed the push for corporate transparency and outlined a forward-thinking energy model.

Organiser, Nicola Woodman closed the evening by rallying attendees around the national campaign's core legislative objectives.

Residents were urged to lobby cross-party politicians to back the Nature and National Security Bill and sign the national petition demanding a government-backed, televised emergency briefing to the nation.

A further screening of the film will take place at Teign Heritage Centre on Thursday June 11.